BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Prostate Cancer Screening
How long has it been since you had your last PSA test?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within the past year | Within the past 2 years | Within the past 3 years | Within the past 5 years | 5 or more years ago | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,802 | 1,261 | 67.6 | 64.7-70.3 | 301 | 18.1 | 15.8-20.6 | 120 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.3 | 75 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.5 | 45 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,802 | 1,261 | 67.6 | 64.7-70.3 | 301 | 18.1 | 15.8-20.6 | 120 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.3 | 75 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.5 | 45 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,483 | 1,044 | 68.6 | 65.5-71.4 | 247 | 17.7 | 15.3-20.4 | 99 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.3 | 59 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 | 34 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 |
| African American | 270 | 180 | 62.2 | 54.6-69.1 | 51 | 21.7 | 15.9-28.9 | 18 | 8.5 | 5.0-13.8 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 35-44 | 90 | 53 | 61.2 | 48.6-72.4 | 20 | 20.9 | 12.4-33.2 | 11 | 13.0 | 6.9-23.0 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.0 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.7-12.8 |
| 45-54 | 363 | 222 | 61.2 | 54.9-67.1 | 77 | 22.3 | 17.3-28.2 | 38 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.3 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.2 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.8 |
| 55-64 | 599 | 399 | 65.4 | 60.6-69.9 | 116 | 19.9 | 16.1-24.2 | 44 | 7.9 | 5.7-11.1 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.4 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.8 |
| 65+ | 750 | 587 | 76.9 | 72.9-80.4 | 88 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 27 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.5 | 33 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.4 | 15 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 239 | 168 | 68.7 | 61.0-75.5 | 37 | 15.6 | 10.8-22.0 | 14 | 6.1 | 3.3-11.2 | 14 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.1- 8.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 495 | 332 | 62.9 | 57.2-68.2 | 85 | 20.8 | 16.1-26.3 | 37 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.7 | 29 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.4 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 419 | 294 | 68.4 | 62.7-73.6 | 77 | 18.0 | 13.9-23.0 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 | 14 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.8 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 |
| College Graduate | 646 | 466 | 70.7 | 65.9-75.1 | 102 | 16.9 | 13.3-21.3 | 43 | 7.1 | 5.0- 9.9 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 124 | 82 | 65.4 | 54.1-75.3 | 19 | 12.6 | 7.2-20.9 | 10 | 12.2 | 5.9-23.5 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.9-13.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 235 | 162 | 66.8 | 58.9-73.8 | 36 | 15.6 | 10.7-22.0 | 17 | 7.8 | 4.6-13.0 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.6 | 8 | 4.6 | 1.9-10.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 219 | 150 | 64.2 | 55.8-71.9 | 34 | 20.5 | 14.0-29.0 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.0 | 12 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.9 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.3 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 262 | 189 | 70.0 | 62.5-76.6 | 49 | 20.1 | 14.5-27.3 | 10 | 5.5 | 2.7-10.9 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.7 |
| $50,000+ | 772 | 555 | 69.9 | 65.5-73.9 | 129 | 18.0 | 14.6-22.1 | 53 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.7 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.6 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.0 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 138 | 91 | 67.0 | 57.4-75.4 | 24 | 14.8 | 9.7-21.9 | 13 | 8.5 | 4.8-14.5 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.7-16.4 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.8 |
| Appalachia II | 118 | 87 | 73.3 | 63.3-81.4 | 10 | 9.8 | 5.0-18.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.5-11.9 | 8 | 6.4 | 2.9-13.5 | 6 | 4.9 | 1.9-11.9 |
| Appalachia III | 96 | 60 | 60.4 | 48.6-71.1 | 23 | 25.4 | 16.1-37.6 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.7-13.5 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.2-10.8 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.3-13.1 |
| Catawba | 71 | 48 | 69.4 | 56.1-80.1 | 11 | 16.4 | 8.4-29.5 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.6-18.9 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.8- 9.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.6 |
| Edisto Savannah | 217 | 167 | 74.3 | 66.9-80.5 | 28 | 13.0 | 8.7-19.0 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.2 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.7 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.9 |
| Low Country | 207 | 150 | 69.4 | 61.8-76.1 | 37 | 20.7 | 15.0-28.0 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.0 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 |
| Palmetto | 168 | 111 | 63.2 | 54.7-71.0 | 33 | 20.7 | 14.6-28.5 | 17 | 12.3 | 7.5-19.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.9 |
| Pee Dee | 140 | 94 | 66.6 | 57.1-74.9 | 23 | 16.6 | 10.7-24.9 | 9 | 8.3 | 4.2-16.0 | 12 | 7.6 | 4.1-13.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.5 |
| Trident | 200 | 141 | 68.8 | 60.1-76.3 | 37 | 19.1 | 12.9-27.4 | 10 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.6 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.5 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 130 | 93 | 71.9 | 62.2-79.9 | 17 | 13.0 | 7.6-21.3 | 14 | 11.8 | 6.5-20.2 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.4 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 |
| Waccamaw | 214 | 157 | 72.2 | 64.8-78.5 | 33 | 16.7 | 11.5-23.5 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.9 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 |
| Wateree | 90 | 53 | 54.5 | 41.9-66.5 | 23 | 31.4 | 20.3-45.2 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.8 | 6 | 7.4 | 3.2-16.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 268 | 184 | 69.4 | 62.7-75.4 | 41 | 13.9 | 10.0-19.0 | 27 | 10.1 | 6.7-14.9 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.3 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.8 |
| Region II | 214 | 147 | 67.2 | 59.5-74.1 | 33 | 17.2 | 11.7-24.5 | 11 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.8 | 14 | 5.7 | 3.2- 9.9 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.4 |
| Region III | 239 | 159 | 65.1 | 58.0-71.6 | 44 | 19.3 | 14.2-25.8 | 25 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.9 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 4.8 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.8 |
| Region IV | 230 | 147 | 61.6 | 53.9-68.8 | 46 | 22.7 | 16.5-30.3 | 13 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.7 | 18 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| Region V | 217 | 167 | 74.3 | 66.9-80.5 | 28 | 13.0 | 8.7-19.0 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.2 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.7 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.9 |
| Region VI | 214 | 157 | 72.2 | 64.8-78.5 | 33 | 16.7 | 11.5-23.5 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.0-10.9 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 |
| Region VII | 200 | 141 | 68.8 | 60.1-76.3 | 37 | 19.1 | 12.9-27.4 | 10 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.6 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.5 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5- 6.1 |
| Region VIII | 207 | 150 | 69.4 | 61.8-76.1 | 37 | 20.7 | 15.0-28.0 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.0 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 |
Some demographic sections have been suppressed: Rows contained less than 50 respondents.
*This question was asked of men over 40.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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